Senior Professional Nurse - Paediatric Unit (58072)
Senior Professional Nurse - Paediatric Unit (58072)
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Job Description
Mediclinic Pietermaritzburg Pietermaritzburg South Africa
Closing date: 13/06/2025
Number of positions: 1
Recruiter name: Bhavishna Pillay
Reference number: 58072
Workplace Type:On-site
Permanent
Please note if you are an internal employee on a fixed term contract please apply using an external candidate profile and not your employee profile
MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB
To ensure a safe positive patient experience by supporting the unit manager in the co-ordination of patient care and management of the unit
KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS
- Ensure comprehensive and safe patient care by mitigating risks and meeting set clinical quality standards
- Manage the patient experience
- Ensure optimal supply retention and utilisation of staffing resources
- Empower and build staff competence through continuous assessment and development
- Assist with the effective management of operational expenses (including stock and capital)
REQUIRED EDUCATION
ESSENTIAL EDUCATION:
- Degree/ Diploma in General Nursing
DESIRED EDUCATION:
- Midwifery
- Post graduate certificate/ diploma in specialityarea
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE:
- 3 years post qualification experience
DESIRED EXPERIENCE:
- None
REQUIRED JOB SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
- Pharmacology
- Nursing record keeping
- Nursing processes and procedures
- Computer literate (Microsoft Office)
- Relevant nursing legislation
- Infection prevention and control
- Scientific nursing principles and process
- Audit patient records
- Patient assessment skills
- Develop/ modify a nursing care plan
- Scope of practice for nurse practitioners
- For specialised wards; ACLS; ATLS; PALS trained;
- Risk identification
- Analysing and interpretation skills
- Basic life support trained
- Mentorship
All applicants will be considered with the understanding that preference will be given in accordance with the Employment Equity Plan of Mediclinic Southern Africa as well as internal applicants/employees that meet the minimum requirements.
Please note if you are an internal employee on a fixed term contract please apply using an external candidate profile and not your employee profile
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Temp
